Fate: Why Don't you Find Another Savior

A dazzling light suddenly appeared, blinding everyone.

When the light faded, Kotomine Kirei and Gilgamesh had disappeared from the corridor that was supposed to be a dead end. They must have used a low-level Noble Phantasm that interfered with the senses.

Tatsuya and Morgan immediately assumed defensive stances.

"Iris!"

Kiritsugu dropped his gun and ran toward his wife.

On the other side, Tatsuya also ran toward Artoria.

There's still time. If we use the God Rune now, we can easily save Irisviel, even if we lose her heart.

However, when he got closer and saw Irisviel being snatched away from Artoria's arms by Kiritsugu, he was stunned.

The same was true for Artoria.

The wound had disappeared, and the area where the heart had been opened was intact, leaving only the chest stained with blood.

It seemed as if the core being taken away was just an illusion everyone had experienced.

"The injury... has healed?" Artoria asked, puzzled.

She didn't know if this was due to the extraordinary regenerative ability unique to Einzbern's androids.

"Have the Einzbern homunculi evolved to this point?" Tatsuya was equally surprised.

Kiritsugu hugged his wife tightly, causing Irisviel, who was gradually waking up, to groan in pain.

"Kiritsugu…"

She raised her hand and stroked her husband, who was crying like a child.

"I see. So, 'that' was used as a holy relic to summon Artoria." Morgan, who had followed slowly, spoke a certain secret in a calm voice.

"Eh..." Artoria raised her head in confusion.

Emiya Kiritsugu remained silent while holding his wife.

Irisviel gradually understood what had happened. She had not lost consciousness just now but was suddenly abducted and had no strength to react.

Logically speaking, having one's heart taken away would result in certain death.

However, Kotomine Kirei's action to restrain Saber inadvertently saved her life.

That was the "that" Morgan was referring to.

Struggling to stand up from her husband's arms, she looked apologetically at the knight who had tried her best to protect her.

"I'm sorry, Saber, I kept it a secret from you," Irisviel apologized. "Originally, Kiritsugu should have taken this, but he was afraid something might happen to me, so he gave it to me."

"What exactly..." Artoria was still a little confused.

Having just experienced the "Garden of Disappointment" and then these complicated events, Artoria was unable to follow his train of thought.

"'Avalon,'" Morgan said nonchalantly, leaning against the wall. "The scabbard should have been lost, but it seems that it can also be found in this era."

The corridor fell silent for a moment.

Tatsuya felt it wasn't the time to continue discussing this matter, so he said to the others, "Anyway, let's put this topic on hold for now. Irisviel just escaped death and needs to rest. There were also a lot of unexpected events tonight, and our original plan was disrupted."

"That means… you won't continue to attack us, right?" Irisviel asked weakly.

"Originally, we decided to act because you disagreed with the plan I proposed. To avoid complications, we decided to take action," Tatsuya raised his sword and shrugged. "But it seems that someone else is making other plans... This is really a problem."

"Yes," Irisviel did not accuse him.

They were originally in opposing camps. Since there was no way to cooperate, it was reasonable to exclude them first.

But now that a new common enemy had emerged, a temporary ceasefire was the best option.

Especially given that strange magic trick.

Everyone in the castle had fallen into an illusion.

It was clear they could no longer continue to fight against Tatsuya's camp.

Kiritsugu didn't say much, but silently picked up his wife and returned to the room. After putting her on the bed, he went to find clothes to change.

Whether it was about the scabbard or the stolen core of the Holy Grail, he had no intention of discussing it with anyone else.

It was as if the Holy Grail War had nothing to do with him anymore, and the only thing that mattered now was Irisviel.

"What are your plans next?"

In the guest room of the castle, after Artoria settled the still-unconscious Maiya, she came over to ask Tatsuya and Morgan.

"First of all, we need to inform Waver Velvet and the King of Conquerors of this matter. As for Tohsaka..." Tatsuya frowned.

"The Servant acted alone and did such a thing, which completely violates the agreement reached at the church earlier," Morgan said. "Perhaps the magus has been betrayed by his Servant."

"It's hard to say, maybe not," Tatsuya knew he should confirm it immediately.

But with this 50-50 probability, if you fail, it would undoubtedly be a waste of time.

Especially considering that Kirei and Gilgamesh conspired to take away Irisviel's heart.

Judging from the original plan, Kirei most likely intended to take the entire Holy Grail but was forced to choose to take only the core due to obstruction.

"What is their purpose?" asked Artoria.

"That's what I want to know as well." Tatsuya pursed his lips, smiled bitterly, and shook his head. "In any case, they don't intend to purify the Holy Grail and end this Holy Grail War."

"But in this case, Irisviel also loses her function as the Lesser Holy Grail," Morgan pointed out another aspect. "At least she won't completely perish with the departure of the Servants and the process of soul recovery."

"Really..." Artoria actually felt a little happy.

Perhaps this is the best outcome for Irisviel.

"There's no point in staying here any longer," Tatsuya said. "I need to find a way to contact the King of Conquerors first. After all, Tohsaka Tokiomi is likely to have been murdered."

After much deliberation, he decided to prioritize the side with weaker interests.

On one side were Tohsaka's disciples and servants, and on the other side were the students of the Magic Association and their Servants.

It's not too late to win them over if possible and then discuss the next step.

"Then, let's go back first. This really was a fruitless crusade," Morgan said teasingly as he stood up.

Tatsuya raised an eyebrow, "Are you blaming me?"

"No, I'm comforting you," Morgan smiled.

"You have a unique way of comforting."

Tatsuya grinned, turned around, nodded goodbye to Artoria, and said:

"Tomorrow morning, please come to my house as soon as possible to meet us and discuss the next steps."

"I'll tell Kiritsugu and Irisviel."

After nodding in agreement, Artoria watched the two leave.

It wasn't until they were gone that she remembered there was something she had forgotten to ask Morgan.

She could only bring it up later.

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